Atlético Madrid To Face Chelsea FC In Semifinals

Following a suspenseful Champions League draw that left millions of football fans on the edge of their seats, we now know who is facing who at this critical stage of the tournament.

Real Madrid was first out of the pot, followed by Bayern Munich. This meant that Real Madrid would not be meeting local rivals Atlético Madrid for a derby match-up.

At least...not yet.

To get at each other, the La Liga rivals will have to get through their semifinals opposition.

Atlético Madrid drew Chelsea FC by default. There was one major stipulation of this potential drawing that many were concerned about.

As it turns out, Atlético Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is on loan from none other than Chelsea FC.

The English club had said that Atlético Madrid would have to pay out a great deal of cash for the privilege of starting their loaned player in the semifinals matches. The high price tag meant that the La Liga side would not have been able to let Courtois feature in the Champions League games.

Chelsea don't have a hope in hell against Atletico Madrid, the Real and Bayern game could be hard to call.